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Ezekiel 22:3-12

3and tell herוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘O cityעִ֣יר'irH5892who brings her own doomלָב֣וֹא עִתָּ֑הּla.Vo' 'i.TahH6256 H935by sheddingשֹׁפֶ֥כֶתsho.Fe.khetH8210bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818within her wallsבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432and makingוְעָשְׂתָ֧הve.'a.se.TahH6213idolsגִלּוּלִ֛יםgi.lu.LimH1544to defile herselfעָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃'a.Lei.ha le.ta.me.'AhH5921 H2930,

4you are guiltyאָשַׁ֗מְתְּ'a.ShamtH816of the bloodבְּדָמֵ֨ךְbe.da.MekhH1818אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have shedשָׁפַ֜כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210,and you are defiledטָמֵ֔אתta.MetH2930by the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְu.ve.gi.lu.La.yikhH1544אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have madeעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213.You have brought your daysיָמַ֔יִךְya.Ma.yikhH3117to a closeוַתַּקְרִ֣יבִיva.tak.Ri.viH7126and have comeוַתָּב֖וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704theend of your yearsשְׁנוֹתָ֑יִךְshe.no.Ta.yikhH8141.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651I have made youנְתַתִּ֤יךְne.ta.TikhH5414a reproachחֶרְפָּה֙cher.PahH2781to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471and a mockeryוְקַלָּסָ֖הve.ka.la.SahH7048to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

5Those nearהַקְּרֹב֛וֹתha.ke.ro.VotH7138and farוְהָרְחֹק֥וֹתve.ha.re.cho.KotH7350מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480will mockיִתְקַלְּסוּ־yit.ka.le.su-H7046you,O infamousטְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔םte.me.'At ha.ShemH2931 H8034city,fullרַבַּ֖תra.BatH7227of turmoilהַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ha.me.hu.MahH4103.

6See howהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376princeנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478within youhas usedהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961his powerלִזְרֹע֖וֹliz.ro.'OH2220toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

7Fatherאָ֤ב'avH1and motherוָאֵם֙va.'EmH517are treated with contemptהֵקַ֣לּוּhe.Ka.luH7043. Within your wallsthe foreign residentלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616is exploitedעָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק'a.Su va.'O.shekH6213 H6233בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432,the fatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֖הve.'al.ma.NahH490are oppressedה֥וֹנוּHo.nuH3238.

8You have despisedבָּזִ֑יתba.ZitH959My holy thingsקָדָשַׁ֖יka.da.ShaiH6944andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853profanedחִלָּֽלְתְּ׃chi.La.letH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

9Among youareהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961slanderousרָכִ֛ילra.KhilH7400menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582bent onלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616שְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodshedדָּ֑םDamH1818; within youare those who eatאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrinesand commitעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213acts of indecencyזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154בְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ve.to.KhekhH8432.

10In youthey have uncoveredגִּלָּה־gi.lah-H1540the nakednessעֶרְוַת־'er.vat-H6172of their fathersאָ֖ב'avH1; in youthey violateעִנּוּ־'i.nu-H6031women during their menstrual impurityטְמֵאַ֥ת הַנִּדָּ֖הte.me.'At ha.ni.DahH2931 H5079.

11One manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376commitsעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213an abominationתּֽוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441withאֶת־'et-H854his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;anotherוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853wickedlyבְזִמָּ֑הve.zi.MahH2154defilesטִמֵּ֣אti.Me'H2930his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֖וֹka.la.ToH3618;and yet anotherוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853violatesעִנָּה־'i.nah-H6031his sisterאֲחֹת֥וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his own father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

12In youthey takeלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֥חַדSho.chadH7810toלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616shedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818.You engageלָקַ֗חַתְּla.Ka.chatH3947in usuryנֶ֧שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392,takeוַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יva.te.va.tze.'IH1214excess interestוְתַרְבִּ֣יתve.tar.BitH8636,and extortבַּעֹ֔שֶׁקba.'O.shekH6233your neighborsרֵעַ֙יִךְ֙re.'A.yikhH7453.But Meוְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.TiH853you have forgottenשָׁכַ֔חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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